CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1022

                        55th Legislature

                      1997 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 19, 1997   Yeas 60   Nays 29 Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 16, 1997   Yeas 34   Nays 14

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1022  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1022

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             Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buck, Johnson, Mitchell, McMorris, Talcott, Hickel, Chandler, Mastin, Lambert, Sheldon, Schoesler, Hatfield, Kessler, Mulliken, Honeyford, Thompson, Koster, DeBolt, D. Sommers, Carrell, L. Thomas, Dunn, Mielke, Clements, O'Brien and Doumit)

Read first time 01/21/97.

Prohibiting the department of natural resources from entering into certain agreements with the federal government without prior legislative and gubernatorial approval.  

    AN ACT Relating to the department of natural resources; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  It is the intent of this legislation to establish necessary oversight by the legislature and the governor regarding long-range commitments made by the department of natural resources in its management of state trust lands, particularly commitments made with the federal government pursuant to the federal endangered species act.  It is important to reserve the legislature's authority as ultimate trustee to set overall policy for the management of the lands of the state and to maintain a watchful eye on the decisions of the department affecting our trust lands.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The legislature shall exercise its appropriate authority as trustee over state trust lands by reviewing the existing habitat conservation plan for state forest lands.  The legislature shall make its own determination as to whether the plan and the accompanying implementation agreement are in compliance with the state's fiduciary responsibilities and are, in fact, in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries.  If the legislature finds that the habitat conservation plan and implementation agreement are in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries, the legislature shall so state either through legislation, joint memorial, or resolution.  If the legislature has not made such a statement by March 15, 1998, the department of natural resources shall immediately exercise the provision in the habitat conservation plan implementation agreement terminating that agreement and plan.  The department of natural resources shall notify the legislature immediately that it has taken this required action.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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